Guilford
vs.
High Point
VOLUME XIV
THE QUAKER ELEVEN
DEFEATED BY ELON
AND A. C. C. GRIDDERS
Guilford Makes Twelve First
Downs While A. C. C. Makes
Only a Total of Four
A. C. C. SCORES 7 POINTS
Riggon Intercepts a Pass on Guilford's
15-Yard Line in the Last Quarter
and Carries the Ball Over
The Quakers met an unexpected de
feat at the hands of the Little Chris
tians Saturday. The opponents ex
pected a close game since neither Guil
ford nor A. O. ('. had won a game this
se.ison. This expectation was fully
realized.
It seemed that the Quaker team was
going to take the lead in the first quar
ter. Iliggon, A. O. C.'s reliable half-
back, kicked oft to Robertson, who
brought the ball back to tha 40-yard
line. Then a season of first downs fol
lowed. The Quakers made eight first
downs in the first quarter, but penal
ties prevented a score. Only by punts
were the Little Christians able to place
the bail in the Quaker territory. For
the first three quarters the Christians
seemed to be on the defense, not being
able to gain any ground. The only
s ;re cams i:> the final quarter when
Iliggon intercepted a pass on Guilford's
15-yard line and made the score. Riggon
also kicked the extra point from place
ment. The Quakers fought bravely
until the last signal, but were unable
to score.
The lineup:
Guilford Position A. C. C. (7)
Cheek Merritt
I.eft End
Murphy Hill
Left Tackle
I loyle '— Reel
Left Guard
Trivette Hawkins
Center
Reamoii llardison
Right Guard
Moon Brookbanks
Right Tackle
Marshall Fulghum
Right End
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BASKETBALL PRACTICE
GETS WELL UNDER WAY
Every Member of Last Year's Team is
Back While Several New Men Are
Showing up Quite Well
SCBEDULE NOT YET COMPLETE
Basketball practice became well un
der way at Guilford last Monday. All
of those members of last year's team
are out now with the exception of Cap
tain Moore, Marshall, and Yelverton,
who are out for football. With every
member of last year's team back and
a great deal of new material in the
freshman class, a successful season is
promised.
Among the new material are'l la
worth, the Alley brothers, Powell and
Zaehary. These men look good and
have good high school and prep school
records. Manager Parker has been
working on a schedule and has an
nounced that it is almost complete. A
trip will be taken through Virginia to
Washington, 1). C., and a trip through
North Carolina is also promised. A
large number of home games have been
arranged to complete the excellent
schedule.
Q; THE
GUILFORDIAN
Griffin Is Champion
In one of the most interesting
tennis tournaments that has been
held at Guilford for some time,
Robert Griffin ascends to the
heights of a Champion. The beauti
ful silver cup which has been gen
erously donated by Professor Pan
coast to the winner did much to
keep the enthusiasm at a high pitch
from beginning to end. The seven
teen men who took part in the con
test were paired off, and a process
of elimination kept up until the
Championship lay between Robert
Van dcr Voort, and Worth Mackie.
These men played some very excit
ing and skilful tennis matches and
it was only after he had showed
some real championship ability that
Griffin was able to ascend the pin
nacle of fame as Champion.
MISS EDNA JOHNSON
OF EMPORIA SPEAKS
Secretary of Student Volunteer
Movement Is Working in the
Interest of Detroit Conv.
MEETING OPENS DEC. 23
The chapel talk Thursday morning
was given by Miss Edna Johnson, a
graduate of Emporia Collage, Kansas,
who is preparing to be.-ome a mission
ary to Africa. After reading a portion
of the sixth chapter of Matthew, she
reminded her hearers that it has been
nineteen hundred years since Christ
was crucified at Golgotha. "Since then
men have accomplished wonders. The
earth is a cobweb of telegraph wires
and men have even beau flirting with
the planets. Yet there are a billion
people who have never heard of Christ.
Science has certainly progressed rapid
ly, but men do not realize the power of
God which makes all things possible.
We, the youth of today, are a genera
te in who know not where we are from
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N. C. FORENSIC LEAGUE
MEETS AT HIGH POINT
A Tentative Schedule of Debates Was
Drawnup By Representatives
From Six Colleges
The animal fall convention of the
North Carolina Oratorical and Foren
sic League met at High Point College
November 5. The colleges represented
were: Davidson, Elon, Lenoir-lihyne,
High Point, Atlantic Christian, and
Guilford. After some discussion the
delegates agreed to bold the State Ora
torical Contest at Davidson about the
first of April.
Many questions for debate were dis
cussed and two queries were settled
on. One concerns the passing of legis
lation to make possible uniform mar
riage and divorce laws; the other is
the query of whether or not the United
States should protect private capital in
foreign countries. The colleges debat
ing have an optional choice of these
two queries.
A tentative schedule of debates was
also drawn up, but 110 definite dates
were fixed for any of tlie contests. Guil
ford's schedule is as follows:
Trianglar debate with Lenoir-Rhyne
and l'oint; debate with Atlantic
Christian College at Wilson; debate
with Elon College at Guilford.
Guilford's delegates to the conven
tion were Dean Trueblood, coach of
debating; Edwin Rozell, chairman of
the debating council; Scott Parker, and
Dr. Elwood C. Perisho.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER 9, 1927
PRESS CONVENTION
IS HELD IN RALEIGH
The Guilfordian Board and the
Quaker Staff Each Sends
Two Representatives
BROOKS WELCOMES CONV.
The fourteenth semi-annual meeting
of the North Carolina Intercollegiate
Press Association convened as the guest
of Meredith and State colleges from
October 27-29. About ninety represen
tatives from various colleges of the
state were present. Frances Osborne
and Catherine Cox represented "The
Quaker," while Joe Cox and Robert
Griffin were representatives of the
"Guilfordian."
Registration began after lunch
Thursday and continued through the
entire afternoon. At 6:30 the annual
representatives were entertained with a
banquet at the Sir Walter Hotel, given
by Edwards and Broughton Company
of Raleigh. At the same hour the news-
paper and magazine representatives
were entertained with a dinner at a
local church. Following this each mem
ber of the convention was given a free
ticket to the theatre.
The regular business sessions began
Friday morning with an address by the
president, Mr. li. L. Hester, of Duke
university. The remainder of the time
was given to the reports of the papers,
magazines, and annuals of each college
represented.
Several outstanding men in the news
paper world were speakers at the con
vention: W. T. Bost, of the Greensboro
Daily News; Josephenus Daniels, Jr.,
of the News and Observer; and J. C.
Baskervill.
The News and Observer entertained
the convention at the Yarborough Hotel
with a luncheon Friday noon. At this
time Dr. Brooks, president of State
college welcomed the convention. The
regular conference banquet was held
at the same hotel Friday evening at
which time President Brewer of Mere
dith college welcomed the convention.
The banquet was followed by a news
movie 011 the various steps a dispatch
of news goes through in its progress
to the press.
The Convention closed Saturday noon.
Each representative expressed his or her
sincere feeling when the expression was
heard that "I enjoy this Press Conven
tion more every time it is held, and es
pecially, we were greatly benefiitted by
it this time."
UNIQUE PARTY GIVEN
GUILFORD STUDENTS
Hallowe'en Festival Held at Whip-Poor-
Will Lodge is Especially
Enjoyed
MANY SUPERSTITIONS TESTED
The most successful Hallowe'en fes
tival of recent years was given by the
Guilford students 011 Saturday eve
ning, preceding Hallowe'en, in the
Whip-poor-will Lodge, which is located
about a mile from the college. At the
ringing of the bell at seven, costumed
figures began to drift into the halls
and up to the porch of Founders hall
and in short order a procession, silent,
ghostly, and weird, was 011 its way.
Walking mostly by twos, the group
followed the walk to New Garden Hall,
then on to tlie Battleground road. A
dark and rough woods path was then
followed, and after the parade had
crossed brooks, fields and briar patches,
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ARCHDALE HALL
fmf Sps®l
■ '
Arch dale Hall, which, architects
say is the best building 011 the Guil
ford campus, has been rejuvenated
beyond possible recognition. The
boys actually have a private recep
tion room, (though some of them
will probably never get to use it.)
The room is elaborately finished and
will probably be as well furnished.
As yet the boys have found out no
purpose that they will be allowed to
use it for but it has been rumored
that a piano and other means of en
tertainment will be placed there.
All the rooms and halls have new
floors, new ceilings and new plaster
ings. Colonial type entrances have
been constructed and all the flaws
and defects of the entire building
removed. The rooms and building
as a whole are now equal to, if not
superior to, any on the campus.
BINFORD SPEAKS OF
FIVE YEARS MEETING
The Work of the Meeting Is
Carried on by Various
Committees
FIFTEEN N. C. DELEGATES
Ail interview with President Ray
mond Einford, who lias recently re
turned from the Five Years Meeting
held sit Richmond, Ind., reveals the
folio win 4 news which will be interest
ing to the Friends of Guilford College
and the surrounding country.
'"J'he Five Years Meeting consists of
12 yearly meetings of the Friends of
America. This was the fifth meeting
of its kind, which means that this or
ganization has been functioning 25
ye irs.
"The twelve yearly meetings, which
comprise the Five Years Meeting are
as follows: North Carolina, Baltimore,
Xew York. New England, Wilmington,
Ohio, Indiana, Western, lowa, Kansas,
Nebraska, California, and Canada. The
Five Years Meeting is made up of rep
resentatives from the various meetings.
North Carolina was able to send 13
delegates.
"The work of the meeting is done
through various boards for the differ
ent things under discussion. These
boards work out their subject, or sub
jects, under discussion and then render
their reports to the meeting. These
various boards are: Foreign Mission
ary, Home Missionary, Religious Edu
cation, Publications, Prohibition, Public
Morals, Young Friends Activities, and
the American Peace Association. It
also appoints members for the Ameri
can Friends Service Committee."
Raymond Binford spoke very fluently
of one of the sessions on the friendly
training of our ministers and members.
The entire meeting showed a wide in
terest in this subject and appointed a
•oniniitfee to look deeper into the sub
ject.
"The meeting was very free of all
technical and dogmatic disputes, and is
thought by many to be one of the best
meetings of its kind ever held."
Greensboro
on
Nov. 11,1927
POWYS LECTURES TO
GUILFORD STUDENTS
ABOUT SELF-CULTURE
Noted English Author and Nov
elist Presents Discourse on
Art of Living Today
SEES BEAUTY IN LIFE
One Should Become More Sensitively
and Imaginatively Aware of
What it is to Be Alive
The first speaker of the Lyceum
Course was the eminent English author
and lecturer, John Cowper Powys, who
addressed the Guilford College group
Tuesday evening on the "Art of Self-
Culture."
The greatest enemy to the art of self
eulture at present is modern machin
ery, siid the speaker. Due to the
many devices for facilitating our ex
istence, men have shrunk intellectually
and there are far fewer great minds
now than there were 1.400 years ago.
Goethe is the exception. In Mr. I'owys'
opinion, he is the greatest man of mod
ern times.
Not only is the absence of great men
deplorable, hut further calamity is not
improbably due us unless by some
means or other we thwart this pursuit
of mechanical devices and ways for
greater speed. The fall of our western
civilization, Mr. I'owys says, is not
at all an impossible result.
However, in our attempts to defeat
machinery we must use our heads, not
as battering rams, but to devise ways
to succeed in spite of obstacles, "lie
wise as serpents and gentle as doves,"
is the speaker's advice. "Be crafty
and avoid this menace to humanity."
The old Quaker policy of watchful
waiting and purposeful meekness is the
same idea.
Alon-c with the rule of the mechan
ical goes the standardization of ideas,
of education, and of culture, which is
absolutely deadly to individuality and
genius. Of the many high-sounding
names we may hear it called "patriot
ism," "100 per cent Americanism,"
"Ilurray - for - the-Red-White-and-lilue
ism," and so forth, are the most com
mon.
As a weapon of defense against
these growing evils, the art of self
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ROZELL IS ELECTED
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Reporters to Be Elected By the Four
Literary Societies Are Also Recom
mended By the Old Staff
A meeting of the Guii.fordian staff
was called on Wednesday to elect a
new associate editor in the place of
Miss Frances Osborne, who was forced
to drop the position since she was hold
ing too many student ollices. Mr. Ed
win liozell was elected in her place.
The staff also recommended reporters
to be elected by the four literary so
cieties and the following persons are
now serving as reporters to the Guir.-
I'oiniiAX : From the Zatasian Literary
Society, Misses Sarah Edgerton, Ora
Melvin, and Gertrude Ilinshaw; from
the I'hilomathean Literary Society,
Misses Deborah Ilarvey. liachel Ives,
Ruth Out land ; from the Websterian Lit
erary Society, Messrs. Gurney Collins,
Leslie Murphy, and Reginald Marshall;
and from the Henry Clay Literary So
ciety, Messrs. Eugene Hire, Paul Rey
nolds, and Sinclair Williams.
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